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News Flash: Ben just sold a side of beef to Gramercy Tavern in New York City through Eco-Friendly Foods in Moneta, Virginia. Gramercy Tavern is known as one of the best restaurants in the country and we’re excited to have chefs of that calibur using our meat! The feedback will be valuable. Make your home…

We are now open Thursday through Friday 10:00 am to noon and Saturdays 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Saloon Farm Store. We set new hours for 2011 so we can devote undistracted time to raising our children and the animals. We will be closed Sunday through Wednesday. (We’ll also be offering local deliveries….

We just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We hope it is filled with laughter, love, and of course, good food and cheer! Thank you to all who have continued to support us this year, and years past – your loyalty is very much appreciated and we are honored and…

You heard the boss. Come on out this Saturday to celebrate the new autumn season and see what’s going on around Mountain Run Farm. Our doors will open at 8am for what we like to call the Early Bird Chores, starting with a milking demonstration centered around our family milk cow, Primrose. And if you…

Leaves are turning slowly, the air is getting cooler (at night only, it seems), and fall flavors are in the air!! We’ve been hearing about a lot of Harvest Festivals going on this Fall, and the one we are most excited about is the Heritage Harvest Festval at Monticello on September 11th. This event will…

…and Prim lived to tell about it… “The adventure started last Wednesday when Ben, Carly, Noah, Gilliam, and Hannah loaded up their belongings, along with myself and even a few chickens, into the cattle trailer and we all headed to Floyd Fest. Every year they’ve talked about going, and then July rolls around and there’s…

Just sitting here in the Saloon enjoying the cool breeze (finally!!) from our little storm that rolled in…love the sound of rain on a metal roof… So, we decided to beat the heat and postpone our August Field Day to OCTOBER 9th and kick it up a notch with local vendors and possibly a little…

Hey, what are you doing this Saturday morning? Prim wants to know if you’d like to come watch her give a demonstration on milking. Or how about being entertained by dozens and dozens of chickens running around? Maybe sing to the pigs… with an oink, oink here… and an oink, oink there….? Perhaps you want…

The USDA is proposing more new regulations that will impact small meat processors, family farm livestock producers, and consumers. That means us, and that means you. *ISSUE*: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the USDA is drafting new meat testing regulations for small food processors. It appears the new regulations will require before…

Hey there all of you spring chickens – hope this post finds you healthy, happy, and maybe a little bit sun-kissed. It is always so refreshing when that first warm weekend comes through – we took a long foraging walk through the farm yesterday and it was so nice to be outside under the blue…